Santa Anna’s eccentricity was only exceeded by his greed and extravagance. He outfitted his own private army, gave an endless round of celebrations, most of them in his honor and soon Mexico was broke. Another rebellion drove him from office. El presidente was arrested and exiled to Cuba.
Meanwhile so many of the Texans were desiring to join the United States, relations between the Texas Republic and Me
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